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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Kinnathappam -Malabar recipe


Kinnathappam is a famous traditional dish among the Muslims.Which was made during the Eid or any kind of functions.And the word meaning of 'Kinnam' is Plate and that of' appam' means cake .We can say that it is a kind of steamed cake.


Ingredients

1.Any kind of rice(ponni or masori or raw rice) - 1 cup (soaked for 5 hours)
2.Coconut Milk - nearly 2 cups
3.Egg - 1
4.Sugar - 1/2 cup
5.Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
6.Cumin seed /Jeera - 1/2 tsp
7.Ghee - 2 tsp

Ingredients


1.Grind the soaked rice in to fine paste.

2.Beat the egg with sugar and add the coconut milk to it and beat it well.

3.Add the cardamom powder ,cumin seed to it and mix well.Then add the grounded rice to it and mix it well.

4.Its consistency should be in between that of too thick and too watery.

5.Then in a greased plate with ghee pour the mixture and steam it in a steamer for nearly 20 mts.You can check it in between with a tooth pick.If it comes out clean it will be cooked.